Exports up by 1.6 percent in February

In February 2025, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was up by 1.6 percent, year on year, as reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Export volumes were higher for machinery, minerals and transport equipment. The volume of goods imported was down by 0.3 percent from February 2025. This was mainly due to imports of minerals and transport equipment.

Conditions for exports less unfavourable in April than in February

Every month, CBS also publishes an update on the conditions for exports in the visualisation of Export Conditions. These are largely determined by developments in key sales markets for domestic exports and by the competitive position of the Netherlands. Although the indicators in the visualisation are closely correlated with export activity, improved conditions do not necessarily mean higher export growth.

For April, conditions for exports were less unfavourable than they were in February. This is mainly because the year-on-year change in real exchange rates was less unfavourable and producer confidence in Germany was less negative.